Ice-cream-cone protector



W. A. CHADWICK.

ICE CREAM CONE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 4. I922.

Patented Nov. 28; 1922.

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' ICE-CREAM-CONE PROTECTOR.

Application filed April 4, 1922. Serial No. 549,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ALBERT CHADwIoK, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream- Cone Protectors, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n ice cream cone protectors and the object of the invention is to devise a hygienic protector that will cover the entire outer surface of the cone and prevent contamination thereof by the hands of the vendor or the person eating the cone.

A further object is to devise a cone protector which can be torn off to expose the cone as the latter is'being eaten, and a still further object is to devise a protector which will be capable of'standing up on any horizontal plane surface.

My invention consists of a cone protector constructed and arranged all as hereinafter more particularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of a. cone protector constructed according to my invention.

2 represents a vertical section therethrough, showing the cone therein, and

Fig. 3 is an elevational view (partly in section) of a modified form of protector particularly applicablefor truncated cones.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

1 is the ice cream cone. 2 is my protector of substantially inverted conical shape and conforming to the shape of the-cone. 3 is a cylindrical baseportion into which the lower end of the protector 2 is inserted and suitably secured thereto. l is a spiral line of perforations extending from the top of the protector 2 to the junction of the protector with the cylindrical base. 5 is a tab formed at the top of the protector in the vicinity of Where the line of perforations terminates.

In the modification shown in Figure 3 it will be seen that instead of using the cylindrical base member 3, an inverted truncated conical base member 6 is inserted into the protector 2 and suitably secured thereto at the lower end thereof, thus forming a seat for the truncated cone 7.

'When this upper My device is used as follows:

The protectors are preferably applied to the cones by the cone manufacturers and consequently such cones will come to the vendors with the protectors thereon. This will obviate the vendor handling the cone when he is filling the same with ice cream.

When It is desired to eat the cone the tab 5 1s grasped and the protector torn down the desired extent along the perforated line 4, thus exposing the upper portion of the cone. portion is eaten down to the protector, the protector may be torn down further until the entire cone has been eaten.

The protector base 3 acts as a holder by means of which the holds the same. In addition to acting as a holder it will act as a stand for the cone and protcetor when it is desired to put the same down.

' My 'protector while suitable for use with any type of cones made of biscuit or other material, possesses the additional advantage that it will enable candy or chocolate cones to be made. At present without a holder it Is impossible to use candy orchocolate cones as the contact with ones fingers with the material of which the cone is made melts the same. This is obviated with my device Where the fingers do not come into contact with the cone at all. Furthermore, in addition to my protector forming a hygienic pro tection for the cone, owing to the fact that the cone can be maintained in the upright position there will be no liability of any dirt or other material containing bacteria being picked up by the cone being laid down on its side.

From the above description it will be seen that I have devised a simple and effective combined protector and holder for ice cream cones which will be simple in use and can be constructed at a very small expense.

What I claim as my invention is.

1. The combination with an ice cream cone, of a hygienic protector covering the entire outer surface of the cone and means person eating, the cone on the protector for supporting it in a sub- 5 and protector supporting portion attached to the envelope. v

4. An ice cream cone protector comprising an inverted conical envelope, a cylindrical combined handle and envelope supporting 'portion extending over the lower portion of the envelope and suitably secured thereto. 5. An ice cream cone protector comprising an inverted conical envelope having a spiral line of perforations extending downwardly from its lip, a cylindrical combined handle and envelope supporting portion extending overthe lowerportion of the envelope'and suitabl secured thereto.

6. T e combination with an ice cream cone, of a protector therefor comprising an inverted conical envelope of hygienic material and means on the envelope for permitting' it to be continuously and gradually torn off in a circular and downward direction froth the top into proximity with its lower end to expose the corresponding portion of the cone as such cone is eaten.

7. The combination with an ice cream cone, of a protector therefor comprising an at inverted conical envelope of hygienic material having perforations in the wall thereof so disposed as to permit it to be continuously and gradually torn 03 from the top into proximity with its lower erfd to expose at the corresponding portion of the cone as such cone is eaten.

8. The comblnatlon with an ice cream cone, of a protector therefor comprising an inverted conical envelope of hygienic mam terial, the wall thereo-f having a single weak ening line extending downwardly from the lip of the tinuous and gradual tearing ofi of the spiral envelope for permitting the conupper portion of the envelope as such cone is eaten. I

9. An ice cream cone protector comprising an inverted conical envelope having a weakening line in the wall thereof, said weakening line extending downwardly from its lip.

10. The combination with an ice cream cone, of a protector therefor comprising an inverted conical envelope vof hygienic material having an uninterrupted Wall cover- .ing the entire outer surface of the cone, wall weakening means traversing the whole circumferenoe of the envelope wall for facilitating the periodical removal of the upper portion of the envelope to expose the corresponding portion of the cone as it Is .eaten and means for facilitating the initial tearing off of the upper portion of the envelope along the weakening means.

11. The combination with an ice cream cone, of a protector therefor comprising an inverted conical envelope of hygienic material, wall weakening means for permitting the upper portion of the envelope to be torn off in a circular direction to expose the corresponding portion of the cone, and means for facilitating the initialtearing of the envelope along the wall weakening means.

'12. The combination with an ice cream cone, of a protector therefor comprising an inverted conical envelope of hygienic materiahthe wallthereof having a single weakening line extending downwardly from the lip of the envelope for permitting the continuous and gradual tearing ofi of the upper pprtion of the envelope as such cone'is eaten, and means for facilitating the initial tearing of the envelope along'the single weakening line.

Wren. 

